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Seedcare programme in Senegal impressive, says Syngenta

Syngenta’s Seedcare programme for smallholder farmers in Senegal has led to impressive yield increases, the firm has said. It lists these increases to include...

admin - February 28, 2017

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Ogun adopts eco-tourism to boost forestry sector

The Ogun State Government is finalising plans to establish eco-tourism resort in its forest reserve in an apparent bid to enhance forestry resources and...

admin - February 26, 2017

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Activists pick holes in biosafety law, process

Once again, stakeholders appear to have brought to the fore, critical issues and concerns of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the Nigerian Biosafety Management...

admin - February 24, 2017

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Ebegba not NIREC member – NBMA

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has said that its Director-General / CEO, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, is not a member of the National Inter-Religious...

admin - February 24, 2017

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Climate change a risk factor for global food security, says report

Mankind's future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing...

admin - February 23, 2017

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Nigeria drafts plan to achieve economic diversity through agricultural investments

Nigeria aims to be a leading light for continent-wide effort to harness the potential of food production to become a significant source of jobs...

admin - February 23, 2017

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CIFOR, IPB renew commitment to Indonesian forests

The Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Bogor Agricultural Institute (Institut Pertanian Bogor or IPB) have extended their scientific and technical cooperation...

admin - February 17, 2017

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Dangote, rice farmers, Sokoto sign rice growers’ scheme agreement

A tripartite agreement spare headed by the Dangote Rice Limited to create jobs for 16,000 outgrower rice farmers in Sokoto State in Northwest Nigeria...

admin - February 15, 2017

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